Jenkins

My car's off the road for a while whilst I sort out a 6 speed conversion and I'm looking at changing a few aspects of the engine bay.
One of the things that's taken my fancy is turning the inlet manifold around, removing the air-con (because its never worked and i never really use AC) and moving the alternator to its location.

Pictures, hints and tips are always welcome.

ironbridge

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http://www.carldavey.co.uk/product.php?id=14

banny sti

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Not finished yet

jef

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^^^ thats the one id be doing lol, and yeah ive seen how much they are lol

nicee!!

EH52WRX

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stevie1982

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for value for money can some one please explain the gains for flipping them?

jura11

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Rotated manifold is usually this everyone quote Shorter FMIC piping = less lag,but who knows,i would like to do this but for few percent or marginal benefit i'm not sure.But off course looking so nice IMHO



Jura

jayallen

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Banny did you paint the inlet with the wrinkle paint or have it done?....also....what brand of paint was it?

Jay

millzy555

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I have a flipped polished phase 1 inlet for sale with modified inlets £100

banny sti

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Jay painted it with wrinkle black paint from frost

jayallen

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I attempted to paint my intercooler pipes last weekend with Hycote black wrinkle paint, it looked terrible! So dropped them off to be powder coated today...

Jenkins

Do you have pics? I'd be interested....

Jenkins

One of the main reasons I'm flipping it is to make use of the bonnet scoop for an oil cooler assembly.
Because I'm running a front mounted intercooler, the oil cooler will be competing for the same space as the main inlet pipe feeding the throttle body, so by turning the manifold around, there wont be conflicting space issues.

stevie1982

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So you're going to put an oil cooler above a hot engine bay where heat rises to cool the oil uuummmmm not to sure about that, squeeze it in behind the front grill

jura11

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Bad matey,try fit behind the front grill not above engine,looking good there,but when something happen this will end in big bill

Flipping Intake manifold is due lag(as many people said and i'm saying its only marginal gain in lag),but main reason for flipping Intake Manifold is Rotated turbo or other reason.



Jura

Jenkins

I've already created the 'chimney' to duct the air that goes through the oil cooler down and out through the right hand side of the gearbox.
The chimney has been coated in Zircotec to help prevent heat transfer.

I'm unable to put another cooler at the front of the car. I already have the radiator, intercooler and power steering cooler taking up the frontal area. There's very little space left.

I'm not too bothered about heat soak in general as the car is only really used on track, plus the oil cooler core has a thermostatically controlled fan on the rear which is also independantly switchable via the ECU.

millzy555

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Yes mate will get one up for you. Pm me your e mail and I will send one